pouty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pouty
Example Sentences
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Bondi’s tired put-downs were so bad that “Saturday Night Live” parodied them over the weekend, with guest host Amy Poehler playing the pouty attorney general.
From Salon
He helped her land a record deal as a solo act; she remade Robert Hazard’s somewhat pouty “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” — as opposed to getting serious with a guy, the original laments — as a kind of exuberant liberation cry.
From Los Angeles Times
Ohtani unironically made a Joe Kelly pouty face.
From Los Angeles Times
The problem is with a certain pouty president who can’t get over the fact California voters just aren’t that into him.
From Los Angeles Times
Those close to the governor say Newsom is in a much better place now than the pouty, sulky space he occupied in the months after President Biden stepped aside and anointed Harris as his successor.
From Los Angeles Times
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